Dr. Carrie Donahue has a bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Biology from the University of Minnesota and worked for years for the US Forest Service conducting wildlife research before deciding to follow her dream of becoming a veterinarian.After graduating with a doctorate degree in veterinary medicine through the University of Wisconsin, she immediately sought training in acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutrition and Reiki in order to provide integrative medical care to her patients.She received certification in veterinary acupuncture through the Chi Institute in Florida, under direction of Dr. Huisheng Xie.After graduating from veterinary school, Dr. Carrie started her career working at a traditional urgent care practice downtown Milwaukee, which gave her a solid foundation in conventional and emergency medicine.With the invaluable mentorship and support of Dr. Gursharan Singh, she was able to begin to incorporate acupuncture and Chinese medicine into her caseload, and the benefits of an integrative approach to patient health became abundantly clear.Since Madison was home, Dr. Carrie began to look for positions locally that allowed the practice of integrative veterinary medicine in the way that she believed most benefited animals, but that position was not to be found.Unwilling to sacrifice her beliefs or patient well-being in order to bring money into a practice, she decided it was time to start her own business and begin to offer healing care that she was passionate about– and Full Circle Veterinary Care was born in 2011.